Department of Health
The health care industry is overseen by the government office of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of Health and Human Services was designed to be able to protect the health and the well being of the American people. The Dept. of Health and Human Services consists of 11 agencies and offices that serve as divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services. They also have a number of regional offices that preside under them- 10 to be exact. These divisions of the Dept. of Health and Human Services all work to manage, monitor, and strengthen the current systems that are in place.
One of the agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services that directly reflects what goes on in the health care industry is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This is the agency of the Dept. of Health and Human Services that works to ensure that the health care industry is taking as many strides forth as possible. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality works to see that we are the most up to date with the diagnosis and treatment methods that are practiced. This is the agency of the Dept. of Health and Human Services that work to improve the clinical errors, and raise the standard of care that is granted to every patient. The Department of Health and Human Services has an agency called the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention. This is the Dept. of Health and Human Services agency that is a heavy contributor to the prevention of disease. This Dept of Health and Human Services is constantly working to see that the proper research is being conducted from the top known illnesses, and works to raise the awareness about what it is that the people can do to protect themselves.
Another Department of Health and Human Services agency that is extremely important to the health care industry is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This is the agency of the Dept. of Health and Human Services that monitors the government assisted health care programs. The Department of Health and Human Services agency, the Health Resources and Services Administration offers programs and resources for those that need assistance with their health care needs. This is the Dept. of Health and Human Services agency that people can turn to for education, but also for assistance in getting health care service.
There is also an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services that is called the National Institutes of Health. This is the Dept. of Health and Human Services agency that performs research in order to apply the knowledge learned to the health care industry, for the benefit of the American people. Another agency of the Department of Health and Human Services is called the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This division was designed to improve the methods by which those that have mental illness or substance abuse issues are treated. There is also a Dept. of Health and Human Services agency that is called the Indian Health Service. This agency was designed to offer health care support and resources to those that are considered to be American Indians or Alaskan natives.